St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-29
STRAY SUNBEAMS.

Gov. LARRABEE, of Iowa, took a run down
to the Philadelphia centennial and enjoyed
himself. When Se came back he told the
folks that it was the biggest show he ever
saw in his life. He doesn't believe that the
Sioux City corn carnival is going to come up
to it. But the best part of LARRABEE's trip
was that the centennial celebration, accord
ing to his own statement, filled his heart with
love for the good old constitution and the in
situations it has vouchsafed to the American
people. Freedom is making great progress
when an Iowa Republicans heart can be
filed with love for the constitution.
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But Gov. LARRABEE did not spend all his
time in Philadelphia drinking from the
fountain of constitutional liberty. He was
looking around to find out which way the
political cat was jumping. He kept his eyes
peeled in an effort to discover whether ALI
SONS boom had any foundation, and the
most that he could make of it was that Phil
adalphia was full OF BLAINE's friends all the
time he was there. About the only people
who thought that ALLISON had any show for
the nomination were Democrats. and as they
didn't intend to vote for him if he was nom
mated. the ALLISON outlook seemed to LAR
RABEE TO have gloomy appearance.
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Mr.. CLEVELAND received present the
other day of 10000 cigars, made expressly
for him by BocY, the noted Havana cigar
manufacturer. 1t is said that no such cigars
have ever before furnished incense to Amer
lean noses. This will be agreeable informa-
ton for the newspaper gang who will accom-
pany the presidential party.
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1t is asserted that Private Secretary La
MONT has kindly notified the United and As
ISOLATED Press associations that representa-
tives of each organization can accompany the
presidents party Oh their Western tour, but
that Col LAMONT will himself undertake the
task of editing the dispatches. The two
press associations will be great fools if they
submit to any such an Interference and die
tation. The GLOBE viii have its representa-
tive with the party. but the GLOBE proposes
to edit its own dispatches.
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The times must be sadly out of joint when
ST. Louis can furnish more water than
whisky. Yet that seems to have been the sad
state of affairs the veterans found ON their
arrival. The supply of saloons was too lin
tied for the demand. while water rushed
through the streets ankle deep. Such an alb
normal condition never existed in Chicago
OH the occasion OF amy public gathering.
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That thrilling incident on the Wabash road
yesterday will be nuts for the dime novel
writer. The most vivid imagination of the
romancer could hardly call up a more thrill
ing adventure than that experienced by the
train load of passengers who went out from
Des Moines yesterday morning at the mercy
of a crazy engineer. Nor do the annals of
heroism furnish a more heroic act than that
of the brave fireman. whose presence of
mind and courageous conduct averted hor-
ribly tragic termination of the episode. If
the Wabash managers have any soul they will
reward that fireman with full pension for
life.
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The harmony among the New York Demo-
Gratis must be exceedingly discouraging to
the Republican leaders. The latter had
fully relied on a monkey and parrot time
when the former got into convention. The
much talked of opposition to CLEVELAND
among the New York Democrats didn't bob
up on a single occasion. The convention
was more in the nature of a love feast and
the delegates united in the heartiest accord
in making selection of FRED Cook to roast
FRED GRANTS bacon.
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1t may be a modification to some peeple
that the only sucker" among the veterans ut
st. Louis was Minnesota man. 1t ALWAYS
occurs that when the guileless fall among
the wicked they getfeeced, and St. Louis is
mighty wicked city. Still, we know of two
or three Minnesota veterans who are down
there that won't get plucked-especially if ii
is in a real estate deal